Air Compressor review?

you could run two aircon compressors under the bonnet ya know :)

assuming of course you have space?

Ben, what do you use for your air tanks? fire extinguishers? old truck parts?

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Originally Posted by EchiDna

you could run two aircon compressors under the bonnet ya know :)

assuming of course you have space?

Ben, what do you use for your air tanks? fire extinguishers? old truck parts?

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The air tanks on my IIA are my home made rock sliders/side steps. 3" diam. 5mm wall seamless hydraulic pipe running between the front and back wheels on each side. I welded end caps on, then welded small blocks of 10mm steel on in critical places, and drilled and tapped it to take the air fittings.

I will be doing the same on the 110, but the side steps will be RHS so will hold about 3x the volume of air.

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

Bottom line is nothing works as well as a converted air-con compressor (and nothing is as cheap if you do the fitting yourself).

I have a York on my IIA - which I used to run an industrial nailgun flat out while putting up a 20mx2m fence. It never ran out of air.

I have a Sanden 508 waiting to go on my 110.

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Is this setup possible in a 'non-aircon' Defender Td5?

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Originally Posted by Vida

Is this setup possible in a 'non-aircon' Defender Td5?

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Easy!.....just get some A/C brackets for an A/C 'ed Defender TD5 and then find a cheap A/C compressor at a wreckers for less than $50! ....and bolt it on!;)

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

The air tanks on my IIA are my home made rock sliders/side steps. 3" diam. 5mm wall seamless hydraulic pipe running between the front and back wheels on each side. I welded end caps on, then welded small blocks of 10mm steel on in critical places, and drilled and tapped it to take the air fittings.

I will be doing the same on the 110, but the side steps will be RHS so will hold about 3x the volume of air.

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sounds good :)

could you define 'critical places'?

cheers,

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Originally Posted by byron

Easy!.....just get some A/C brackets for an A/C 'ed Defender TD5 and then find a cheap A/C compressor at a wreckers for less than $50! ....and bolt it on!;)

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Thanks Byron,

I believe need a new belt as well.

Has anybody got a pick of such a setup? This would be really handy.

Cheers,
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Vida

So far I used a Monroe Airsuspension compressor to fill my tyres - a bit slow and stops quite often due to heat.

Want to buy a new one. As there are heaps on the market (ARB, Bushranger, nonames...). I am basically only interested in the compressor, do not care about all the goodies which come with it (hose, box, bag....).

I am looking for small reviews and recommendations.

Cheers,
Daniel

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Supercheap has one for $129, I bought the same one a year back when it was $179, it's the same as some of the popular brands, just with a different name, Regards Frank.

Careful... they arent called "Supa Crap" for nothing.

previous to the 110 i had two cheapies and they were a pain in the butt, cutting out from heat, the cheap hoses falling apart

when i brought the defender it was fitted with a bushranger to run the locker, no problems so far

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Originally Posted by tombraider

Careful... they arent called "Supa Crap" for nothing.

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Tombraider, this "Suprcheap" compressor is exactly the same model as some of the "Brand Names" compressors which are nearly twice the price, have used mine regularly over 12 months and have never had it cutout from overheating, sometimes my compressor is used to pump up 3 x 4wd's at a time, no complaints here, I dont mind saving dollars at all, Regards Frank.